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PALA Central Florida Sports

Pan-American Lacrosse Association Extends Partnership with Visit Central Florida Sports

The Pan-American Lacrosse Association and Visit Central Florida Sports have renewed their partnership through 2028, coinciding with lacrosse’s return to the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles after nearly a century. The partnership, which began in 2019, allows PALA to be based at the offices of Visit Central Florida Sports (Polk County Tourism and […]

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Raleigh ESL FaceIt

Raleigh to Host 2025 ESL One Tournament

Raleigh, North Carolina, will host the 2025 ESL One esports tournament at the Raleigh Convention Center from April 7–13, 2025. The 12 teams competing in ESL One Raleigh include four invited teams as well as eight teams who earned their spots through regional qualifiers in Western Europe, Eastern Europe, China, the Middle East, North Africa, […]

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2025 World Para Ice Hockey

Buffalo to Host 2025 World Para Ice Hockey Championship

Buffalo, New York, will host the 2025 World Para Hockey Ice Championship from May 24–31 with eight nations participating in games at the Harborcenter arena. USA Hockey made the announcement on Tuesday for the event, which features the best sled hockey players in the world. The World Para Ice Hockey Championship has been held on […]

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Duke-Gonzaga T-Mobile
Las Vegas has hosted many premier early-season college basketball events, and will now add the Players Era Festival to the list. In 2021, the city hosted a top 5 matchup between Duke and Gonzaga. Photo by Al Powers for T-Mobile Arena, courtesy of MGM Resorts International

MGM Resorts Welcomes NIL-Drive Players Era Tournament to Las Vegas

MGM Resorts International’s three arenas in Las Vegas — T-Mobile Arena, Michelob Ultra Arena and MGM Grand Garden Arena — have hosted everything from basketball, boxing and hockey to bull riding and professional wrestling. But even for an entity as big as MGM, there is opportunity to break new ground in the sports world. And […]

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Franklin Tennessee

Visit Franklin Promotes Nate Gaw to Director of Sports Tourism

Nate Gaw has been named the director of sports tourism for Visit Franklin in Tennessee and will lead the bureau’s strategy in emphasizing the attracting of youth and amateur sports events to Williamson County. Gaw has been with Visit Franklin for 10 years, contributing to the county’s sports tourism growth. He has attracted NCAA postseason […]

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Miami World Cup 2026

FIFA World Cup 26 Miami Host Committee Names Alina Hudak as President and CEO

Alina Hudak, who has worked in Miami-Dade County for more than three decades in a variety of city and county departments, will be the new president and chief executive officer for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Miami Host Committee. Hudak will oversee the planning and execution of Miami’s World Cup activities. She will replace Lisa […]

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2025 Rady’s Invitational

Sports San Diego Announces Field for 2025 Rady Children’s Invitational

The 2025 Rady Children’s Invitational tournament in San Diego will include the Kansas Jayhawks, Florida Gators, Providence Friars and Wisconsin Badgers. The third annual tournament will be held November 27–28, 2025, tipping off Thanksgiving Day. Each day features two games with the championship and third-place games taking place on November 28. The four teams have […]

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Puerto Rico Shootout

2024 Discover Puerto Rico Shootout Features Six Top Women’s Basketball Teams

Discover Puerto Rico and Sport Tours International will host the 2024 Discover Puerto Rico Shootout, a women’s college basketball tournament taking place November 28–30 at the Guillermo Angulo Coliseum in Carolina. The games will feature Wisconsin, Wyoming, Washington State, Norfolk State, Virginia and Drake. The Discover Puerto Rico Shootout has taken place annually since 1989. […]

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NAIA Gulf Shores

Gulf Shores, Orange Beach to Host 2025–2027 NAIA Men’s Soccer Championship

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has selected Orange Beach Sportsplex in Orange Beach, Alabama, and Gulf Shores Orange Beach Sports & Events as hosts for the 2025, 2026 and 2027 NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championships. “Welcoming the NAIA Men’s Soccer Championship back to Alabama’s Beaches in 2025 is an exciting win on many levels,” […]

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National Senior Games Tulsa Birmingham

Tulsa and Birmingham to Host National Senior Games

The 2027 National Senior Games will be held in Tulsa with the 2029 Games heading to Birmingham, Alabama, the National Senior Games Association announced on Tuesday. This will be the first time the National Senior Games is held in Tulsa and marks a return to Birmingham after The Games were hosted there in 2017. The […]

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